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G & C G? Silver plate mark on teapot

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:36 am
by RoyJ99
Pretty sure the mark on the left read G & C G but the rest of it is just a mess, whoever stamped this was having an off day.

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thanks

Re: G & C G? Silver plate mark on teapot

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:02 am
by dognose
The four squarish punches on the right may contain the Gothic letters 'EPBM' Electro Plated Britannia Metal.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/silverglossary2.html

I'm not aware of the identity 'G & C G', but the position of the lower 'G' may not necessarily indicate the maker's surname, but may perhaps indicate the town of manufacture, eg. Glasgow.

Trev.

Re: G & C G? Silver plate mark on teapot

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 10:30 am
by RoyJ99
thanks Trev, seems like a good line of enquiry to pursue. I bought it along with a piece that was made by W Dunningham & Co of Aberdeen so could well be one of the lesser known Glaswegian smiths.